Part 50, page 314
Document date 8 July 1993
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 50 p. 314 (DB Cooper-21006), Letter, dated 8 Jul 1993 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-50/pages/314
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Daytona Beach FL July 8, 1993
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FBI 444 Seabreeze
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Several times I have seen the "D.B. Cooper" segment on "In Search Of", on TV. Each time I notice that the artist's sketch of "D.B. Cooper" strongly resembles a man I knew in 1955. He was one of the USAF aviation cadets at Hondo Air Base, Texas.
He displayed some unusual characteristics for a pilot candidate. He was disorganized and preoccupied. Though the academic schedule was posted well in advance, he would study the wrong subjects, and was a marginal student. In the flight phase of his training, he soloed the PA-18 Cub without serious problems, but barely made it in the more advanced T-6.
On the occasion of his first night cross-country flight, he made all the required radio calls (engine start, taxi, takeoff, and departure overhead on course). But he made no in-flight position reports until he called for permission to enter the traffic pattern. On questioning, he admitted he had not taken off;- he had made the radio calls from his airplane while parked on the ground at a remote part of the airfield.
Soon afterward, his background check revealed that he[REDACTED] [REDACTED] had this information been revealed in his statement of personal history.
The Air Force[REDACTED] [REDACTED]as an enlisted man.
In 1971, he was approximately [REDACTED] years old,- assuming he did not falsify his age in 1954, when he entered the pre-flight phase of Aviation Cadet training.
I have never mentioned this before, even though I have seen that program several times. First, the similarity in appearance is not too convincing, since it was an artist's drawing, not a photograph. Second, I didn't (and still don't) want to embarrass him or cause any problems for him. Third, I always hoped that "D.B. Cooper" would be identified. Fourth, if I had to bet on it, I would bet it is not the same man, because the appear- ance of the artist's drawing is that of a quite common type of face.
If you decide to bother with this, his name is [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-21006 164A-SE-81-9207